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RIP Slim Whitman

Discussion in 'Off Topic [BG]' started by Munjibunga, Jul 14, 2013.

  1. Jul 14, 2013 #1
    Munjibunga

    Munjibunga Retired Member

    May 6, 2000
    San Diego (when not at Groom Lake)
    Independent Contractor to Bass San Diego
    Slim Whitman died of heart failure on June 20th. He was 90. Like Huell Howser (dead, as well), there will never be another Slim Whitman. It seems that Andy Kaufman (also dead) shared my perverse appreciation of Slim's work. After all, he saved the world from those nasty Martians ... ACK!
     
  2. Jul 14, 2013 #2
    fhm555

    fhm555 So FOS my eyes are brown

    Feb 16, 2011
    Wifey is gonna be bummed. Slim and Narvel Felts are her top two favorite singers.
     
  3. Jul 14, 2013 #3
    COBRARI

    COBRARI

    Apr 16, 2010
    Sacramento
    Ya know...I didn't want to mention how Slim Whitman's music knocked out the Aliens but he was good and my mom and dad miss him.
    RIP.
     
  4. Jul 16, 2013 #4
    rtslinger

    rtslinger

    Nov 14, 2006
    Belleville,New Jersey USA
    RIP Slim your Indian love call saved us from the invasion!
     
  5. Jul 16, 2013 #5
    Webtroll

    Webtroll Rolling for initiative

    Apr 23, 2006
    Austin, TX
    Adios Slim
     
  6. Jul 16, 2013 #6
    Bob Lee (QSC)

    Bob Lee (QSC) In case you missed it, I work for QSC Audio!

    Jul 3, 2001
    Chester, Connecticut
    Former Technical Communications Developer, QSC Audio
    I was surprised when I heard that he'd died, because honestly I thought he had already died back in the 80s. I must've confused him with someone else.
     
  7. Jul 16, 2013 #7
    elgecko

    elgecko

    Apr 30, 2007
    Anasleim, CA
    RIP

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  8. Jul 17, 2013 #8
    Munjibunga

    Munjibunga Retired Member

    May 6, 2000
    San Diego (when not at Groom Lake)
    Independent Contractor to Bass San Diego
    There was a rumour that he died in 2008.
     
  9. Jul 17, 2013 #9
    SirMjac28

    SirMjac28 Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion

    Aug 25, 2010
    The Great Midwest
    This is sad news 90? He lived a long life.
     
  10. Jul 17, 2013 #10
    theory028

    theory028 Really Loud Hamburger.

    Jul 4, 2007
    Cedar Falls, IA
    RIP Slim. I feel bad for just having assumed that he was already deceased.

    When my grandparents moved out of their house and in to an assisted living community, they were giving away a bunch of their stuff to the kids and grandchildren. My brother grabbed a couple of records and one of them was Slim Whitman's All My Best. I'll never forget how creepy it sounded when we pulled out my dad's old Technics table and listened to Indian Love Call for the first time. The static and pops really added atmosphere.

    I went on to buy the Essential Slim Whitman CD, which has a ton of tracks, and enjoyed quite a few of them. There's something great about cruising down the highway, windows down, blasting Rose Marie, At The End of Nowhere, or I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen.

    His voice truly is a unique specimen.
     
  11. Jul 17, 2013 #11
    Bob Lee (QSC)

    Bob Lee (QSC) In case you missed it, I work for QSC Audio!

    Jul 3, 2001
    Chester, Connecticut
    Former Technical Communications Developer, QSC Audio
    Maybe it was Marty Robbins I have him mixed up with.
     
  12. Jul 17, 2013 #12
    seang15

    seang15

    Aug 28, 2008
    Cary NC
    Didn't he sell more records than Elvis and The Beatles combined??